Segregation in education

Rear view of the modern and nicely kept Mathis High School outside of the labor camp in Mathis, Texas. Very few non-white students attended this school; Mexican students attended the school in the labor camp. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Modern Mathis High School outside of the labor camps in Mathis, Texas. The majority of the population at this school was white, as opposed to the school in the labor camp, which was Mexican. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Classroom in the Main building of the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. Notice the blackboard is the only thing on the wall, the study table is homemade and inadequate, and the alphabet is backwards. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

The newest addition to the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis Texas. The building is an old war surplus building, which has no indoor sanitation facilities and poor ventilation. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Classroom in the newest building, a war surplus building, in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The walls are bare, the classroom is overcrowded, and there is improper lighting. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Side view of the conditions of the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. Some windows can't be opened and the screens are falling off. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Front view of the unstable Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Side view of the ramshackle Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

The ramshackle Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Children in the Talladega Springs School for Negroes, Talladega, Alabama. Sent by W. Hardin Hughes, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Talladega College, Alabama. All are unidentified.